Brooklyn Nets Tv announcers are Ian Eagle, Chris Carrino, and Ryan Ruocco. Ian Eagle is the lead play-by-play announcer for the YES Network.
The talented and experienced broadcast team of the NBA team Brooklyn Nets provides the best commentary, analysis, and interviews for the viewers and makes us feel more connected and into the game.
Watching a fascinating game without quality presenters and commentators on television is never an interesting experience as they bring out in-depth analysis, minute details, and interpretations to the audience.
Courtside reporters Michael Grady and Meghan Triplett are also important figures as they provide real-time experience straight from the court.
Furthermore, the Brooklyn games are also broadcasted on radio networks with Chris Carrrino as the lead and Bob Heussler as the backup. Tim Capstraw is the color commentator for the radio broadcast, and the flagship station is WFAN AM and WFAN-FM.
Brooklyn Nets Announcers List
The current play-by-play announcers for Brooklyn Nets on YES Network are:
- Ian Eagle
- Chris Carrino
- Ryan Ruocco
Ian Eagle is the lead play-by-play announcer for the Nets games on the YES Network. He also calls NFL, Roland Garros, and boxing events.
Eagle started his media career as a newscaster while he was at Syracuse and in 1994, he was the play-by-play radio anchorman for the Nets.
He was the primary announcer for the Nets from 1995 to 2005 and was the secondary caller till 2011. Following the departure of Marv Albert in 2011, he once again took the lead role. Eagle has gained popularity for his witty and humorous style of calling games.
Chris Carrino is a backup play-by-play anchorman and the lead radio announcer for the Nets. He has held the position for more than a decade.
Carrino is also a backup radio broadcaster for Fordham Rams and New York Giants. He was involved in calling for the ESPN Networks and Euroleague Basketball for NBA TV.
Ryan Ruocco is a secondary play-by-play announcer for Brooklyn Nets. The New-York born Ryan first joined the Nets broadcast team in 2011.
He also calls play-by-play for WNBA and NBA on ESPN. Moreover, Ruocco has been a notable voice for the fans of the New York Yankees.
Former play-by-play announcers for the Nets were:
- Marv Albert (2005-11)
- Steve Albert (1972-90)
- Leandra Reilly (1988)
- Spencer Ross (1990-95)
- Mike Crispino (1995-2005)
- Matt Loughlin (1995-2005)
Brooklyn Nets Commentators
The Nets commentators on YES Network are:
- Sarah Kustok
- Richard Jefferson
Sarah Kustok began her career as a sideline reporter and an analyst for ESPN and Fox Sports. She first worked as a sideline reporter for the Nets and in 2017, was promoted to TV analyst.
The promotion made Kustok the first-ever female solo analyst in NBA and is a contributor to Nets Magazine. She provides commentary on the game, as well as interviews with players and coaches.
In addition to that, Sarah also brings her experience to the team as she is a former college basketball player for the DePaul Blue Demons.
Richard Jefferson joined YES Network in 2018 as the studio analyst for the Nets. Jefferson is the 2016 NBA Champion with Cleveland Cavaliers.
The former NBA star brings out his experience to the broadcasting team. Furthermore, Richard also features on ESPN, FS1, and the Pac-12 Network as a basketball analyst.
Former Nets analysts/commentators were:
- Bob Gibson (1970–72)
- Mike DiTomasso (1972–81)
- Phil Jackson (1981–82)
- Bill Raftery (Primary 1982–2002)
- Bob Goldsholl (Secondary 1982–87)
- Jim Spanarkel (Secondary 1987–2002), Secondary (2005–19)
- Kelly Tripucka (2002–05)
- Mark Jackson (2005–08)
- Mike Fratello (2008–17)
- Greg Anthony (Tertiary 2012–13)
- Donny Marshall (Tertiary 2013–16)
Brooklyn Nets Broadcasters
Brooklyn Nets have YES Network as their television home broadcaster. The network was initially created under YankeeNets LLC.
Although the merger came to an end, YES signed a long-term deal with the Nets which would allow them to continue broadcasting their game.
Brooklyn Nets on TV was previously aired by SportChannel and Fox Sports New York. Over-the-air and WWOR-TV also air some of the playoff games for the Nets instead of YES but only when the Yankees games coincide.
In the 2020-21 season, YES did not cover the season opener for the Nets but rather covered the full night on the Facebook Live telecast.
The dedicated team covered the games during the COVID-19 out of Barclays Center and did not travel to road games for safety reasons.
Brooklyn Nets Broadcast Team consists of:
- Michael Grady - courtside reporter
- Meghan Triplett - courtside reporter
- Bob Lorenz - studio host
- Nancy Newman - studio host
- Chris Shearn - studio host
- Frank Isola - studio analyst
Ryan Ruocco, Ian Eagle, and Sarah Kustok are New York Emmy winners. Kustok and Eagle won the play-by-play and analyst Emmys in New York the same year and became the first broadcast team to do so.